He is eluding once the intake valve has started closing, then next tdc is compression stroke.

I have a camera that will fit in the spark plug holeGampy wrote:Yes sir ... Or use a cheap endoscope in today's world!
NO BUMP with starter either!
Rotate by hand only.
Will do in the morning my misses has cracked the sh!ts'quipt4it wrote:Can you post a pic of the distributor with cap off lined up with TDC (on the firing stroke).
Also point out no.1 terminal post location in the img.
Cheers.
Will take some pictures in the morning'quipt4it wrote:That was painful to watch.
I knew I should have told you to use the 'both valves closed' method. I thought I would save you time and a rocker cover gasket. When it backfires like that, quit trying to start.
As mentioned in my previous post, put up the distributor pic showing no.1 terminal @ TDC, compression stroke.
NO NO!Madmatt2006 wrote:I have a camera that will fit in the spark plug hole
Amen!'quipt4it wrote:That was painful to watch.
Shortcuts take longer, cost more ...'quipt4it wrote:I knew I should have told you to use the 'both valves closed' method. I thought I would save you time and a rocker cover gasket.
Amen!'quipt4it wrote:When it backfires like that, quit trying to start.
Are you implying an endoscope will not ascertain this ??'quipt4it wrote:For this purpose we are only ascertaining TDC on the proper cycle of the engine.
Neither of those methods are applicable or required.